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04 Jun 2025

Complaints over former councillor’s behavior

Independent investigations have found that former Adelaide Hills Councillor Louise Pascale breached multiple behavioral standards during her time on the council, including standards relating to bullying. The investigations were conducted by law firm...

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04 Jun 2025

Mass exodus: three councillors quit

Three Adelaide Hills Councillors have quit in less than a week, with two blaming their experiences “inside” the embattled council, while a third looks to focus their attention on next year’s State election. Louise Pascale and Pauline Gill...

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Council denies culture issue

Remaining Adelaide Hills Councillors have denied that the chamber has a culture issue, after the shock resignations of three councillors in the past week. Second-term councillor Pauline Gill and first-term councillors Louise Pascale and Melanie...

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Call to reject land-grab bid

The Adelaide Hills Council is calling on residents to speak out against a neighboring council’s controversial proposal to annex more than 700 properties, warning that it would impact the council’s financial sustainability and services. It comes...

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News

Pathology staff take action over under-payment

Some staff at Clinpath Pathology outlets in the Hills have joined industrial action against parent company Sonic Healthcare, demanding higher wage increases following years of under-payment. The action is being led by the Health Services Union’s...

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Barossa on board with pathway extension

With the $5.7m Amy Gillett Pathway extension to Birdwood due to be completed by late August, a neighboring council wants to extend it even further to Mt Pleasant. The Barossa Council has included $100,000 in its draft 2025/26 budget to clear shrubs...

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21 May 2025

Political blame game over cashless centre

Shadow Transport Minister Ben Hood said it was “disappointing” that the State Government only became aware that the Mt Barker Service SA centre didn’t accept cash when informed by The Courier

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21 May 2025

Rate hike to get budget back in black

Adelaide Hills Council residents could be hit with an average 6.2% rate increase next financial year to help bring the council’s budget back into surplus. The council’s draft annual business plan for 2025/26 and draft long-term financial plan...

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14 May 2025

News

Fears for trees as drought continues

Trees are dying across the Hills and conservationists say drought conditions, disease and invasive species are potentially driving their decline. At the Deanery Reserve near Bridgewater, messmate stringybark trees and other native vegetation are...

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14 May 2025

News

Sliced apples: growers reeling over tree pruning

Lenswood apple orchards have suffered “mutilation” right before harvest at the hands of an SA Power Networks (SAPN) contractor, with multiple rows of fruit-bearing trees slashed. Apple growers Kym and Lachlan Green, of Ellimatta and Hillview...

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14 May 2025

Sharkie set to win, but Labor, Greens closing in

A political expert has warned that Mayo MP Rebekha Sharkie must expand her focus beyond “rural, agrarian issues”, to stave off growing support for Labor and the Greens in the region. Ms Sharkie is set to be re-elected to Mayo, despite a 0.89%...

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07 May 2025

Community

New display space for emerging artists’ work

Emerging young Hills artists have had their work installed on a toilet block at Balhannah, sharing their unique visions of the region in a public space. The Adelaide Hills Council-funded Elevate + Create project is an art mentorship program led by...

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